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Space Race Cold War tensions increased in the US when the USSR launched Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite into geocentric orbit on October 4, 1957. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Space Race


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Space Race
  • April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became first human
    in space and first to orbit Earth.
  • US felt a loss of prestige and increased funding
    for space programs and science education.
  • On May 25,1961, Kennedy gave a speech challenging
    America to land a man on the moon and return him
    safely by the end of the decade.
  • Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 16, 1969.

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Space Race Facts
  • The first animal was Laika the dog
  • Neil Armstrong first man to walk on the moon
  • Cost the U.S. over 36 Billion dollars
  • Over 2,700 hours spent in space combined
  • Lasted only 13 years

Laika
Sputnik
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Myth Busters
  • Myth 1 Moon Landing Hoax
  • What theory are they testing?
  • Explain their experiments?
  • What is the conclusion?
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  • Myth 2 Flag Waving Hoax
  • What theory are they testing?
  • Explain their experiments?
  • What is the conclusion?
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  • Myth 3 Footprints Hoax
  • What theory are they testing?
  • Explain their experiments?
  • What is the conclusion?
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